Enclosures

Optima Stantron, an Elma company, introduces a new, counter-height mobile equipment rack based on the company’s proven design principles. Any situation where mobile electronic equipment is necessary benefits from the highly versatile mobile equipment rack, the first in a new family of Optima Stantron rugged rack systems.

Pfannenberg has extended its ecool enclosure thermal management portfolio with the introduction of the CC Compact range of air-water chillers, which are very cost-effective and energy efficient. The family consists of six models rated at 1100 to 6500W: the three smaller sizes are powered from 115/230VAC 50/60Hz single-phase supplies, the larger three units from 50/60Hz three-phase power.

RiLine60, a fully shielded flexible busbar system with a wide range of busbar adaptors, provides a cost effective solution for power distribution within control cabinets. To assist with the reduction of design and installation time, Rittal’s RPE design software has been developed for the creation of a parts list for a distribution system.

TEKO have launched TEKWALL, a new range of ergonomic tablet style enclosures. These highly attractive multifunction housings are suitable for desktop, wall mounted and hand held electronics. Typical applications include medical and wellness devices, data collection equipment, building services systems, security and detection electronics, machine control, measurement instruments, and much more.

Vero Technologies’ Veronex case is one of the most adaptable small enclosures on the market. It is available in three variants: IP64 sealed, hand-held and instrument cases. It is available in four plan sizes and nine heights in all versions. The Veronex family of small plastic instrument cases from Vero Technologies is extremely versatile, suitable for a wide variety of OEM, consumer electronics, electrical and instrumentation applications.

Sencio is bringing an extra dimension to sensor and MEMS encapsulation with the launch of its nCapsulate freeform packaging technology. nCapsulate offers complete freedom of shape when encapsulating semiconductor sensors or MEMS.

Designed for portable applications where touchscreens and electro-mechanical controllers such as joysticks and rollerballs are used, the new 1599 Tablet enclosure from Hammond Electronics features a low profile rounded ergonomic design, which fits comfortably into the hand to prevent operator fatigue during extended period of use.

Pentair has developed Schroff air baffles for both front and rear I/O that meet the MicroTCA sub-specification defined for the advanced physics community, known as MicroTCA.4. MicroTCA.4 incorporates additional rear I/O and precision timing enhancements to the MicroTCA base specification for performing and evaluating experiments on particle acceleration, photon behaviour, etc. at physical research centres.

OKW has launched its new 2013 product catalogue which differs significantly from previous issues. The content-related appearance has been completely redesigned. Greater emphasis has been placed on design-in with a larger number of function and application-oriented product photos.

While computer bus architectures come and go, there are good reasons why the Eurocard has remained the packaging form factor of choice for over 25 years. Martin Blake, Applications Manager with Verotec, takes a more in depth look in this article from ES Design magazine.